Pop Secret App

Win $100 Visa Gift Card & Download the ‘Perfect Pop’ App for Movie Night


Pop SecretI have a confession to make. I’m terrible at making microwave popcorn. There, I’ve said it.

Even though I follow the instructions to the letter, set the timer for the exact amount of time, listen and wait – as the instructions say – for one to two seconds in between pops, it still always ends up burnt.

Seriously. I’m popcorn-challenged. It’s ridiculous. Especially for someone who writes about movies and eats a lot of popcorn.

But if, like me, you suffer from the same tragic flaw, there’s an app for that called “PERFECT POP,” a.k.a. Perfect Popcorn by Diamond Foods, the company behind Pop Secret (@popsecret on Twitter).

This app is the best thing ever. Here’s how it works:

  • Download the app for free on the App Store* by searching for “Perfect Pop” or via the link at PopSecretLabs.com.
  • Open the app on your device and choose either the “regular bag” or “snack size bag” setting, depending on the type of popcorn you have.
  • Place your device near the microwave (but not on or in).
  • Set the microwave timer per the popcorn’s instructions.
  • When the microwave starts, press “Start” on the app.
  • The app “listens” to the pops and lets you know the exact moment when your popcorn is perfect. As in, not burnt, but perfect.
  • Watch the app. There’s a little piece of popcorn with a face that gets hotter and hotter until he’s red-hot and sweating and dancing and bam! He pops and your popcorn is done! And it truly is perfect. It’s amazingly perfect. Not a burned kernel in site, and every kernel popped (see happy kernel of popcorn, below; watching the app is as much fun as eating the popcorn).

Pop Secret AppAs with anything involving microwaves or cooking or hot foods (don’t forget – that popcorn will be steaming hot when you open the bag), don’t let little ones use the app.

Ok, now that we’ve got the burned popcorn issue solved, what to watch with your perfectly-popped popcorn? Pretty much any genre will do, and there’s plenty of options for family, friends and date nights:

  • Romantic comedies for a fun Girls Movie Night
  • Sports dramas for a fun Guys Movie Night
  • Cute comedies the whole family will enjoy
  • Tween movies for an epic sleepover
  • Romantic dramas for a sweet date night
  • Foreign movies for smart adults
  • Documentaries for all ages

SWEEPSTAKES!

And here’s your chance to win a cool prize!

First, the Pop Secret Official Sweepstakes Rules.

Enter to win a $100 Visa Gift Card by answering these questions in the comments below: 

  • Have you ever burned a bag of popcorn in the microwave?
  • Got an epic burnt-popcorn story to share? Let’s hear it!

Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

  1. Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post.
  2. Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post.
  3. Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post.
  4. For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 6/3 – 6/30.

Be sure to visit the Pop Secret brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ reviews and find more chances to win!

*Apple, the Apple logo, and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Apple is not affiliated and does not endorse, sponsor or support this third party app and sweepstakes.

Comments

257 responses to “Win $100 Visa Gift Card & Download the ‘Perfect Pop’ App for Movie Night”

  1. Mami2jcn Avatar
    Mami2jcn

    I’ve burned popcorn countless times.

  2. Mami2jcn Avatar
    Mami2jcn

    tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/341723789412945921

  3. courtney b Avatar
    courtney b

    i burned 3 bags in a row!

  4. Erika Avatar

    Too many times to count- although, I’ve never been one of those people who burn it at work and make everyone else smell it! 🙂

    chambanachik at gmail dot com

  5. amy pugmire Avatar
    amy pugmire

    just about every time my girls ask me to make them popcorn I have burned it 🙁 I am terrible at watching it.

  6. Elena Avatar
    Elena

    I have never burned a bag of popcorn

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  8. Kim Phillips Avatar
    Kim Phillips

    I have burnt popcorn countless times in the microwave!

  9. Maureen Avatar
    Maureen

    What I do so that I do not burn the popcorn is put in a glass of water to microwave for about 5-10 seconds and then take that out and pop the popcorn per directions and usually this works and most every kernel pops.

  10. Erika JM Avatar

    I’ve burnt about 2 bags of popcorn in one day. To top it off only 1/3 of it popped completely! It was so frustrating because I automatically, put the setting on the “popcorn” setting on the microwave. Even after the first bag burned, I put the 2nd bag on 3 minutes…………still burned, and this time 1/2 of it popped completely. -_-

  11. Ryan Avatar
    Ryan

    The world is in need of more perfect popcorn popping

  12. Kelly D Avatar
    Kelly D

    I burn bags of popcorn in the microwave every once in a while, but I don’t have an Epic story. I know they banned popcorn from my past workplace due to the risk of fire alarms being triggered. I usually just end up with a half smoldering yucky tasty bag of popcorn when I burn popcorn at home.

  13. Margaret Smith Avatar
    Margaret Smith

    I’ve burned popcorn too many times to count. I hate the smell of the burned popcorn. What a really neat app. I’ll have to give this a try.

  14. Tamar Avatar
    Tamar

    Yes and it tasted gross. It also made the kitchen smell for 2 days.

    1. jose benavides Avatar
      jose benavides

      hahahah omg I burnt a bag of popcorn once so bad that the micro turned black inside and my house was ingolfed in smoke and took weeks for the smell to air out ..

  15. Alyssa Roberts (Lucy) Avatar
    Alyssa Roberts (Lucy)

    Ive never heard of an APP like that, its so clever!

  16. Lisa Brown Avatar
    Lisa Brown

    Oh, more than once I have burned a bag of pop corn in the microwave. It’s easy to do if you don’t get the setting right or walk away from it 🙂
    jslbrown_03 at yahoo dot com

  17. Lisa Brown Avatar
    Lisa Brown

    2nd entry tweet – https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/341966541996306433
    jslbrown_03 at yahoo dot com

  18. jose benavides Avatar
    jose benavides

    I popped in a bag of popcorn in the micro once and the baby was crying and I ended up forgetting about the popcorn bag without me knowing I had put it to 30.00 minutes instead of 3 minutes and I started smelling burnt and then I went to the kitchen and saw a lot of black smoke.. I got so scared… I turned off the micro and I was coughing .. it was bad.. the whole house was engulfed in black smoke.. took weeks for the smell to go away.. only the popcorn inside the bag was burnt.. nothing caught on fire and thank god.. :0 my microwave is white inside and it was a horrible blackish brown with a horrible burn smell that lasted for months…. I tried cleaning the micro but the blackness never faded.. the micro is now black inside . 🙁 I also had to open the door and windows to air out the house cause me and kids were choking on the smoke .. not cool 🙁

  19. sharlene caisse Avatar
    sharlene caisse

    Yes i did it at work and set off fire alarm and fire department was sent. I was so embarrassed.

  20. Kate F. Avatar
    Kate F.

    I’ve burned popcorn in the microwave several times.

  21. Tabathia B Avatar
    Tabathia B

    Yes, I have burned popcorn before I think the worst time was when using the new orville bags and it didn’t even pop open and everything burned

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  22. Tabathia B Avatar
    Tabathia B
  23. Shawn J Avatar
    Shawn J

    It sure does smell bad when the popcorn burns!
    (smjohns63 at yahoo dot com)

  24. Adrienne Gordon Avatar
    Adrienne Gordon

    Never burnt a bag.

  25. diane Avatar
    diane

    never burnt a bag

  26. Jessica To Avatar
    Jessica To

    I haven’t burned popcorn but people do at work and it smells up the whole office!

  27. dan williams Avatar

    twitted this today, 04/06

  28. Kiara Avatar
    Kiara

    I’ve never burned a bag of popcorn.
    austma7@aol.com

  29. Jimmy Avatar
    Jimmy

    Yes, I’ve burned popcorn but don’t have any epic burnt-popcorn story.

  30. Tina Avatar
    Tina

    Ugh Burnt popcorn, how the smell seems to linger for days in your house. I manage to burn popcorn at least once a month. LOL

  31. Stephanie V. Avatar
    Stephanie V.

    Yes I have but still maintain the microwave must be breaking down because it is at different times and some bits not popped and some burned! Kids say house stunk for hours. Lovely.
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

  32. Joann Avatar
    Joann

    I’ve burned popcorn before and when the hubby walked into the house he asked if a bug had flown into the lamp!

  33. Jennifer B Avatar
    Jennifer B

    I have burned popcorn many times in the microwave luckily no fires!

  34. Adam Avatar
    Adam

    Never burnt a bag.

  35. g. penrod Avatar
    g. penrod

    has’nt every one at one time or another? definatly have been called away an had to throw it away an start anew

  36. Darla Cook Avatar
    Darla Cook

    Not yet!

  37. dan williams Avatar

    twitted this today, 05/06

  38. RICHARD Avatar
    RICHARD

    I’ll give it a try-

  39. Susan C Avatar
    Susan C

    I am super vigilant when it comes to popping because I have smelled that burnt smell too many times and it is sickening!

  40. rachel Avatar
    rachel

    Who hasn’t burned a bag in the microwave??? I definitely have.

  41. Kim H Avatar

    I was very humiliated when I burned a bag of popcorn at work my first week there! It stunk for hours!!

  42. Cynthia C Avatar
    Cynthia C

    I’ve never burnt a bag, but someone did at work once. Worst smell ever!

  43. Denise B. Avatar
    Denise B.

    Yes, I have burned popcorn. Mainly, because it was a different brand than I normally make that needed less time or a different wattage microwave oven was used.

  44. Barbara M Avatar
    Barbara M

    Oh yes I burned a bag of popcorn where I volunteer.
    A lot of open space – nasty smell for quite awhile.
    Thank you.

    barbara dot montyj at gmail dot com

  45. One Frugal Girl Avatar

    I’ve never burned a bag and don’t have any epic stories. I guess that’s a good thing 🙂

  46. Krista Avatar
    Krista

    Yup, I’ve burned microwave popcorn countless times. I burned some in my dorm room in college and set off the smoke alarms! Oops!

  47. Brittany S. Avatar

    Oh, I have burnt more than my fair share of popcorn!! And although I didn’t burn it, the first time I used an airpopper it was seriously right out of a sitcom. I way overestimated the amount of seeds to pop and kept grabbing anything (anything!!) I could to catch the popcorn that would just not stop. By the end I had two mixing bowls, a pot, a coffee mug, and a baking sheet full of popcorn. And let’s not even talk about my floors!

  48. PAIGE CHANDLER Avatar
    PAIGE CHANDLER

    I have never burned popcorn. I am a true POP star!

  49. Tari Lawson Avatar
    Tari Lawson

    No Epic burn story here but I have definately burnt popcorn in the microwave. What a horrible smell.

  50. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    I actually just burned popcorn the other day because my son got me sidetracked! What a stinky smell, it made the smoke alarm go off and my microwave still stinks!!
    ashleygatewood1(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

  51. Mary Calabrese Avatar
    Mary Calabrese

    I haven’t burned a bag because others have before me and I know how terrible it stinks.

  52. Graham Avatar
    Graham

    Have I burnt popcorn? You bet, many times and a couple of times so badly it was not edible buy a balck smking mass.

  53. DeAnne Avatar
    DeAnne

    Burned popcorn several times but don’t mind eating partially burned food.

  54. Graham Avatar
    Graham

    i have burned popcorn several times including finding a burned, smoking mass left.

  55. marian boll Avatar

    I used to make tons of popcorn for my kids…now they are all gone, I make tons of popcorn for my hubby and me!!!

  56. steph Avatar
    steph

    yes! i burned a bag terribly and now do popcorn on the stove.

  57. Katie Andriotis Avatar
    Katie Andriotis

    I’ve burnt popcorn in my home before. However, the most ridiculous burnt popcorn stories happened when I was in college, and insomniac students in my dorm regularly burnt popcorn in the kitchen downstairs AND set off the fire alarm at 3AM!!! Good times!

  58. John Stetson Avatar
    John Stetson

    I can honestly say that I have never burned a bag of popcorn in the microwave, probably because I have never cooked popcorn in the microwave.

  59. soha molina Avatar
    soha molina

    yes I have.

  60. HilLesha Avatar

    My last microwave wasn’t so good, so I have had my fair share of burnt popcorn incidents. 🙂

    HilLesha@gmail.com

  61. JIM LYNAM Avatar
    JIM LYNAM

    BURNED popcorn MORE TIMES THAN I CAN remember.

  62. Kyl Neusch Avatar
    Kyl Neusch

    never burnt a bag

  63. Anastasia Avatar
    Anastasia

    Oh yeah, I’ve burned popcorn 🙂 Some of it was still popping, but the rest of it was burning!

    The most epic burned popcorn we ever had was when the kids made their first bag. They put the time on too long (no Popcorn button) and we had a house full of smoke! 🙂

  64. Tamara Avatar
    Tamara

    I have been one of the co-workers that has burned popcorn at work. I tried covering it up by taking the burnt popcorn outside to throw it in the trash, but too late, the smell escapes as soon as you open the microwave.

  65. Shauntea Crutcher Avatar
    Shauntea Crutcher

    I have burnt many bags of popcorn.

  66. steve weber Avatar
    steve weber

    I burn bags of popcorn in the microwave every once in a while, but I don’t have an Epic story. I know they banned popcorn from my past workplace due to the risk of fire alarms being triggered. I usually just end up with a half smoldering yucky tasty bag of popcorn when I burn popcorn at home.

  67. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    I have burnt popcorn several times and it is stinky!

  68. Monique Rizzo Avatar
    Monique Rizzo

    I dont have an epic burn story, but I have popped popcorn and burnt it. It smells for DAYS
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill12@gmail.com

  69. Sarah Hirsch Avatar
    Sarah Hirsch

    I have burned popcorn in the microwave before, but not in epic fashion

  70. Paula S Avatar
    Paula S

    Not only have I burned popcorn, but I’ve actually caught one on fire and had to throw the bag in the sink and run water over it. The whole house smelled like burned popcorn for days!!

  71. Dan R Avatar
    Dan R

    I have burned so many bags! LOL

  72. Daniel M Avatar
    Daniel M

    yep, trying to get that last kernel popped, nothing epic though

  73. NickP Avatar
    NickP

    I have burned many bags – this soundslike a great way to avoid this in the future.

  74. Susan Smith Avatar
    Susan Smith

    One time I burnt my popcorn so bad there was smoke comming out of the bag. I need this app.

  75. Heather Gibson Avatar
    Heather Gibson

    I have burned popcorn a few times. Sadly, no epic adventures came out of them.

  76. Amy S Avatar
    Amy S

    I have burned popcorn in the microwave many times.

  77. Tammy S Avatar
    Tammy S

    I have burned microwave popcorn so bad that my microwave smelled for days every time we turned it on.

  78. Shemp DeYoung ( Avatar
    Shemp DeYoung (

    My microwave has been wonky lately, so I would use this Visa card toward replacing it. Add the PopSecret app and I will never burn popcorn again.

  79. Brenda Cushman Avatar
    Brenda Cushman

    I remember when you use to make popcorn on top of the stove.Occasionally i have scorched some when microwaveing popcorn!

  80. Stephanie Larison Avatar
    Stephanie Larison

    I’ve burned many bags of popcorn! Either the microwave was new and I was trying different settings, or it was a different brand of popcorn and I didn’t read the instructions. Each kind/brand takes a different amount of time to cook.

  81. Jessie C. Avatar
    Jessie C.

    I have burned popcorn too many times to count, it set off the smoke alarm each and every time. It always got me to think if it’s me or our microwave.

  82. Jessie C. Avatar
    Jessie C.

    -https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/343932513703575552

  83. Richard Hicks Avatar
    Richard Hicks

    every now and then we burn popcorn.

  84. April V. Avatar
    April V.

    I’m actually pretty good at popcorn, the hubs always has me make it when he wants some.

  85. Tina M Avatar
    Tina M

    I’ve burned popcorn too many times

  86. kjasus Avatar
    kjasus

    i burn popcorn all the time :/

  87. suburbancorrespondent Avatar

    I have memories that are over 2 decades old of the acrid odor of burned microwave popcorn emanating from the break room at work. Back then, we couldn’t even have imagined the existence of an app like this!

  88. amber Avatar
    amber

    i have, at work, it was embarassing!

  89. Jacob LaFountaine Avatar
    Jacob LaFountaine

    I’ve overcooked a bag or two

  90. nannypanpan Avatar
    nannypanpan

    i’ve found that generic brand popcorn burns in the microwave. it has burnt so many times i no longer buy it

  91. Steve Stone Avatar
    Steve Stone

    i am always burning popcorn in microwave

  92. Janna Johnson Avatar
    Janna Johnson

    I have burnt popcorn in the microwave at work which set off the fire alarm in the hospital. Not fun.

  93. Barb S. Avatar

    At least once!! I was so desperate after I made it, that I had to eat some of it! It was one of those buttery ones! (And my husband had told me, listen to the bag and keep an eye on the microwave! Did I listen, no!)

  94. Stefanie Zucker Avatar
    Stefanie Zucker

    popcorn burns about every 3rd time…hmmmm you’d think I would learn something. Ok, just grabbed the app – can’t wait to try it!

  95. Margot C Avatar
    Margot C

    I haven’t burned any for a long time; though I do stand around nervously for all of the four bags required for our family. The last time I burnt it was just in time for my mother-in-law! The nose wrinkling and unsaid horror was epic.

  96. joseph gersch jr Avatar
    joseph gersch jr

    i burn popcorn all the time

  97. Wild Orchid Avatar
    Wild Orchid

    I have burned popcorn a few times! Bums me out!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  98. Wild Orchid Avatar
    Wild Orchid

    tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/346403771229822977

    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  99. Kitty Avatar
    Kitty

    I’ve burned many a bag of popcorn and a brand new popcorn popper bowl that I cleaned out but it still remains a bit black on the bottom.

  100. Solducky Avatar
    Solducky

    Ugh, the smell of burnt popcorn is so awful, and it lingers forever! I have done it and been around plenty of other times it has happened too.

  101. Lisa Avatar

    The popcorn sometimes burns but its never been a disaster. It is just usually a quarter of the bag ruined.

  102. Denise S Avatar
    Denise S

    The popcorn button on my microwave goes too long and it always burns if I don’t stand there the whole time, but I don’t have the patience and sometimes forget its there.

  103. tara pittman Avatar

    I always burn it so I am not allowed to make it

  104. Philine Endres Avatar
    Philine Endres

    i once had a teacher who coudnt stand the smell of microwave popcorn… what a crazy lady!

  105. K.Haskins Avatar
    K.Haskins

    Yikes…I was hoping this was a joke. A whole story about burnt popcorn? What’s next-a feature-length movie? Aye Caramba! I wish I had that kind of time on my hands…ANYway–gotta go!

  106. Nicole Larsen Avatar
    Nicole Larsen

    I burnt popcorn once, so badly that I burnt the inside of the microwave–for weeks no matter what I made in the microwave it stank like burnt popcorn. It was bad!

  107. Eugenie Avatar
    Eugenie

    I’m tired of burning popcorn in the microwave!

  108. John Hutchens Avatar
    John Hutchens

    I have burned many bags of popcorn. my family calls it “cornburn”

  109. Jim S Avatar
    Jim S

    Oh yes, I’ve burnt a bunch of popcorn bags

  110. rich morris Avatar
    rich morris

    Unfortunately, I have burned a few popcorn bags in the microwave.
    As far as my epic story…Well, i worked at a movie theater and was making caramel corn. As I was doing so, I wiped some caramel of the top and accidentally bumped it so that the lid wasn’t lined up with the oil tube. So I popped an entire batch of caramel corn within the confines of the kettle! When I finally was able to dump it, the it came out in one solid chunk 🙁

  111. Tanya Bartlett Avatar
    Tanya Bartlett

    Yes, I’ve burned a bag of popcorn in the microwave

  112. Judy Avatar
    Judy

    I’ve burned popcorn!

  113. Betty C Avatar
    Betty C

    I’ve only burned microwave popcorn once but it’s totally banned at work because too many people have had major burned popcorn. At least I was at home, not at work, when I burned mine.

  114. Christina Sparks Avatar
    Christina Sparks

    No, I have not, but I hate the smell when someone does

  115. patricia skinner Avatar
    patricia skinner

    Yes, I have burned popcorn. Yuck!

  116. Lorena Keech Avatar
    Lorena Keech

    I guess I’m lucky, I’ve never burned popcorn.

  117. Rebecca Graham Avatar
    Rebecca Graham

    I have burned popcorn in the microwave before.

  118. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    I’ve burned popcorn a couple of time and had to open the windows to air the house out. I tend not to walk away from the microwave when I make it now.

  119. Karla Avatar
    Karla

    When I was a kid, I burned my hand on my mom’s stove-top popcorn maker. I was afraid of getting in trouble, so I claimed it was a snake bite. She saw right through my lie 🙁

  120. Ashley Tucker Avatar
    Ashley Tucker

    Yes, I’ve burnt popcorn several times before
    ajoy1332 at yahoo dot com

  121. Michelle C Avatar
    Michelle C

    I’ve burned popcorn a few times. If it isn’t too burned I’ll eat it anyway! Thanks for the chance to win!
    mrsmchappell at gmail dot com

  122. Michelle C Avatar
    Michelle C
  123. Cody Anderson Avatar
    Cody Anderson

    I probably burn a bag every other month.

  124. Heather Swarthout Avatar
    Heather Swarthout

    I burnt it one time, had no idea .. so when I poured it into the bowl I got probably a cup of popcorn and the rest was all charcoal black. The house was filled with smoke. (My first bag of popcorn I had ever made.. I was a teen. Don’t laugh, haha)

  125. Claire Avatar
    Claire

    All the time. Our microwave is really old so we never know if it’s going to heat things correctly!

  126. Samantha Daleo Avatar
    Samantha Daleo

    I burnt some in the lunch room at work once and it stunk up the entire building. So embarrassing!

  127. Janice Watson Avatar
    Janice Watson

    I have never burn my pop corn, because i only buy Pop Secret, and burning is never an option. I stand right there until the popping stops and all that butter smell fills the house, then i but another bag in the microwave because the kids just take over the first bag. JANICE DONT BURN HER POP SECERT!

  128. Janice Watson Avatar
    Janice Watson

    Never burn my pop corn because i only buy pop secert, and this mama dont ever burn her pop secert

  129. Karol Avatar
    Karol

    I have burned quite a few bags. The most memorable was on one night when the kids and I were home alone as my husband was out of town on business. We were bored this particular friday night so we searched for and found a movie on demand that the three of us wanted to watch. I popped two bags. The first one I set for 2:10 (directions said 3 mins). There were countless numbers of kernels that didn’t pop. So I let the second bag go for the entire 2:10. The bag had burned so bad I had to quickly put it in a garbage bag and take it to the dumpster in our apartment complex. The smoke from it stained the inside of the microwave and the smell stayed in the entire apartment for three days. Add to that all of the kernels still didn’t pop (a few spilled out as I took the bag out of the microwave) I laugh about it because they were the last two bags I had. I am ashamed because they were actually Pop Secret popcorn. I guess my microwave at the time didn’t want to keep it a secret. Thankfully the smoke alarm didn’t go off.

    1. Karol Avatar
      Karol

      I forgot to mention that I stopped the first bag about 15 seconds early because I was standing near the microwave when I heard the popping begin to slow down.

  130. Kari Avatar

    I tend to do the opposite…I’m so afraid I will burn it that I undercook the popcorn and end up with a lot of hard kernels.

  131. Claire McKeon Avatar
    Claire McKeon

    Our microwave at work is awful so not only did I burn the popcorn I almost set it on fire!

  132. Kerry Avatar
    Kerry

    Yes, I’ve burnt a bag before. And it’s a smell that just really sticks around!

  133. Kelly Massman Avatar

    when we made cinnamon sugar popcorn–worse thing ever! Thanks for a chance to win, too! kmassman gmail

  134. Mary Hall Avatar
    Mary Hall

    Yes, I’ve burned a bag of popcorn in the microwave–it set off the smoke detector, scared the cats and woke up the baby!

  135. Leslie Avatar

    I’ve burned popcorn before, but not an EPIC burn. I tend to burn it just enough that it looks okay, but it smells a little burnt and tastes bad.

  136. Amy Tong Avatar

    oh yeah…I’m such an “expert” in burnt pop corns. I just don’t understand why the burnt smell lingers for so long after the burnt! My hubby, and neighbors just know it’s movie night again when they smell the burn! hahaha….

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

  137. Selene M. Avatar
    Selene M.

    Yes, I’ve burned microwave popcorn in the microwave and I was lucky that the bag didn’t catch on fire. Took some heated vanilla-water to get rid of the smell.

  138. Lisa Garner Avatar
    Lisa Garner

    I’ve burnt popcorn in the microwave before and hate doing it because it’s a waste.
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

  139. Lisa Garner Avatar
    Lisa Garner

    I Tweeted: https://twitter.com/lisalmg/status/349989939410247681
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

  140. Karina Lee Avatar
    Karina Lee

    i’ve actually never burned popcorn, but my husband has. it takes forever to get the stink out of the house

  141. Teresa Watson Avatar
    Teresa Watson

    Way to a womans heart is through her belly.

  142. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    I burn popcorn in the microwave all the time! Problem is, you can’t just pick out the burned ones… they all taste burned! YUCK!

  143. mary j Avatar
    mary j

    No I haven’t burnt popcorn.

  144. ky2here Avatar
    ky2here

    Yes and the scorched smell lingered for days! ugggghhh

  145. LAMusing Avatar
    LAMusing

    I had friends over to watch a movie and burnt all 3 bags! The house smelled awful!

  146. Norma Avatar
    Norma

    I follow directions but still manage to burn it

  147. Debbie B Avatar
    Debbie B

    i rarely burn popcorn – i just use the popcorn setting on my microwave

  148. Brittney House Avatar
    Brittney House

    No, I usually take it out too early

  149. Grace Avatar
    Grace

    I’ve burned popcorn once or twice—
    The smell wasn’t very nice,
    But the worst was when it burned,
    And I checked the box and learned
    There were no more bags for me.
    What an epic tragedy.

  150. BLG Avatar
    BLG

    Yes! The popcorn in the microwave was so badly burned it caused a whole-home evacuation due to the smoke!

  151. Erica Best Avatar
    Erica Best

    yes tons of time

  152. Helen Stockwell Avatar
    Helen Stockwell

    I have and it is always best to do another bag and not attempt to eat them burnt!

  153. Kathy B Avatar

    Not only burned it but burned it at the office, smoke alarms going off and the fire department arrived on the scene!

  154. tina reynolds Avatar
    tina reynolds

    I have burned quite a few bags my hubby always laughs at me cause I dig out what is still good in the bag

  155. mickeyfan Avatar
    mickeyfan

    One night when I was gone, hubby had to have his ‘corn. Instead of hitting 330 on the timer, he hit 3300….and walked away. By the time he smelled it, it would probably have been easier to just throw out the entire microwave!

  156. Jeanine Avatar
    Jeanine

    I burned popcorn too many times to count. It’s a running joke to open the windows and turn off the smoke detector until I take it out the microwave.

  157. Jennifer Harriman Avatar
    Jennifer Harriman

    I have burned popcorn as a kid.. the smell is horrific! I dont burn it too bad anymore.. but I have to admit that a few slightly over cooked pieces taste good!!

  158. s riches Avatar
    s riches

    I must admit that I have never burnt a bag of popcorn in the microwave.

  159. angie lilly Avatar

    1) Have you ever burned a bag of popcorn in the microwave? yep
    2) Got an epic burnt-popcorn story to share? Let’s hear it! Not epic, but embarrassing. I once burned popcorn at work and it made the place stink for days. Shortly after that, they banned microwave popcorn in the office. I was horrified and still wonder if it was my fault.

  160. Wendi S Avatar
    Wendi S

    My microwave is crazy. I always burn popcorn and sometimes so bad the stink won’t leave the house for days.

  161. Robin Avatar
    Robin

    I have never burned a bag of popcorn, I always take it out when it stops popping.

  162. Leah Shumack Avatar
    Leah Shumack

    Yes I’ve burned popcorn before! Even a little burnt I toss out the bag and start all over!

  163. Debra Ford Avatar
    Debra Ford

    I put popcorn in for 30 minutes instead of 3 minutes and went downstairs to do some laundry. By the time I smelt it, I didn’t make it upstairs before the smoke alarms started going off. My kitchen reaked for days!

  164. Holly Wert Avatar
    Holly Wert

    i dont remember any details other than it sure smelled bad! pry.school.1@gmail.com

  165. Laurie Emerson Avatar
    Laurie Emerson

    I have burned so many bags of microwave popcorn I cannot even count. The worst was when my mother-in-law had an open house to sell her home and I made popcorn as I had read that you should have your home smell warm and inviting. I burnt the popcorn so badly that you could smell it throughout the house and out the door. She is still mad at me about it 5 years later.

  166. Lorrie Rodgers (pinklady705) Avatar
    Lorrie Rodgers (pinklady705)

    Yes, I have burned popcorn in the microwave.

  167. Ellie W Avatar
    Ellie W

    Worst time I burned popcorn was at some people’s house where I was babysitting. The smell was terrible and I felt awful stinking up their house.

  168. Linda G. Avatar
    Linda G.

    Oh my goodness, I was always burning the pop corn, now I ask my hubby to pop it!!!!

  169. CharityS Avatar
    CharityS

    I burned a bag of popcorn during my kids sleepover. It was not a good night.

  170. Shea Balentine Avatar
    Shea Balentine

    Yep.. the turn style on the microwave quit turning…. burned a hole in the bag!

  171. Tara H Avatar
    Tara H

    I’ve burned popcorn lots of times, specifically when I leave the room for a sec and forget to wait for the ‘one or two seconds between pops’. It’s annoying but as long as you don’t burn it too badly, you can still eat most of it lol
    http://www.hillhouserock.blogspot.com

  172. Karrie Millheim Avatar
    Karrie Millheim

    I have burned it quite a few times..then the house gets that funky smell afterwards..lol

  173. krystal wethington Avatar
    krystal wethington

    Yes I have buned popcorn many times.

  174. Lauren Harmon Avatar

    I have burned popcorn before but luckily no epic story was involved… more of a “oh ****, I burned the popcorn again” type of occasion. haha.

  175. Mary Cloud Avatar
    Mary Cloud

    I have burned popcorn – it smells so bad
    annabella @ centurytel dot net

  176. Suzanne Lewis Avatar
    Suzanne Lewis

    I’ve burned popcorn before, and it’s stinky.

    The worst was the night before finals during college when someone would burn popcorn and set the fire alarm off. Everyone would have to evacuate, and everyone was grumpy.

  177. kelly Avatar

    Yep, I’ve burned it. Different microwaves take different times and I forget that sometimes.

  178. Kristin Avatar

    Oh, indeed, we’ve burnt popcorn in the microwave…nothing pic, though…just a matter of hitting the “Popcorn” button and thinking that would handle everything. LOL.

  179. Derek Timm Avatar
    Derek Timm

    I have burned a bag, but honestly I like it a little burnt!

  180. Laurie Nemeth Avatar
    Laurie Nemeth

    love so much

  181. DeeAnn S Avatar
    DeeAnn S

    Yes, I’ve burnt popcorn. The smell is terrible and hard to get out of the house!

  182. thischickwins Avatar
    thischickwins

    i don’t have an epic burning story, but i have burnt popcorn and blamed the smell on a neighbor’s cooking

  183. Jammie Avatar

    I have burnt many bags of popcorn! The worst was when I caught the microwave on fire when I was younger. sweepmorey at gmail dot com

  184. Shawn Avatar
    Shawn

    I don’t have an epic burnt popcorn story but I have definitely burnt popcorn in the microwave many times.

    shawn113(at)hotmail(dot)com

  185. Thomas Murphy Avatar
    Thomas Murphy

    I had a bunch of friends over to watch a movie and I burned everyones popcorn and had to make it all over again.

  186. Buddy Garrett Avatar
    Buddy Garrett

    I have burned a bag pf popcorn in the microwave.

  187. Amanda Sakovitz Avatar
    Amanda Sakovitz

    yes ive burnt popcorn before and it was really gross so i just threw it out

  188. barbara hunt Avatar
    barbara hunt

    Thanks for the great contest

  189. Sarah Hall Avatar
    Sarah Hall

    Oh yes, I have burned popcorn. It really stunk up my whole house for quite awhile.

  190. Brenda Elsner Avatar
    Brenda Elsner

    Yes, I have burnt popcorn many, many times.

  191. Crystal F Avatar
    Crystal F

    I have burned guite a few bags of popcorn. The only really bad thing about it is that it makes the house stink. lol Thank you!

  192. Lori Taube Avatar
    Lori Taube

    I have never burned a bag of popcorn, but my husband always burns it! 🙂

  193. Denise L Avatar
    Denise L

    I burned more bags of microwave popcorn than I care to remember…smells horrible!

  194. Gianna Avatar
    Gianna

    Yes, over a decade ago. It took forever for the burnt smell to go away.

  195. Lillian Avatar
    Lillian

    Mmmm. I HATE the smell of burned popcorn in the morning. Lol

  196. Whitney Avatar
    Whitney

    I burned some popcorn at work once! Embarrassing!!

  197. Pauline M Avatar
    Pauline M

    I’ve only burnt my popcorn once, and since it had to be in the office, the fire alarm went off!

  198. Becky Richied Avatar
    Becky Richied

    There have been plenty of burnt popcorn bags in our house I think all of us here have done it. The smell is atrocious and seems to hang it the air and in the microwave. LOL

  199. Sarah L Avatar
    Sarah L

    I’ve burned popcorn at work and the smell is horrible and lingers for days. I can’t try the app because I don’t have a smart phone.

    Thanks for the contest.

  200. Kenny F Avatar
    Kenny F

    yep, through it away

  201. meredith Avatar
    meredith

    Ive burned so many bags of popcorn

  202. Michelle Tucker Avatar
    Michelle Tucker

    I’ve burnt more popcorn than i’d like to admit.
    michelletucker at baconnation dot net

  203. Michelle Tucker Avatar
    Michelle Tucker

    https://twitter.com/michedt/status/351470436514672644
    michelletucker at baconnation dot net

  204. julie murphy Avatar
    julie murphy

    yep, many of times

  205. Elizabeth Owens Avatar
    Elizabeth Owens

    Oh my, I have burned more bags of popcorn than I would like to think about!! Seriously! I have such a hard time trying to figure out what the popcorn is done, so this app is so awesome

    elizzzzzabeth at yahoo dot com

  206. Elizabeth Owens Avatar
    Elizabeth Owens

    I tweeted!
    https://twitter.com/Ladies_Lounge1/status/351483093913313282

    elizzzzzabeth at yahoo dot com

  207. Mari Avatar
    Mari

    I guess I’m weird, I like burnt popcorn. But I don’t like it scorched. So the worst time was making it an old microwave at work, it was inedible.

    runningmatey at hotmail dot com

  208. Carolyn M Avatar
    Carolyn M

    Oh yes. I have burned popcorn.

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